The Night Train
I once took a night train for twelve hours.
我坐过一次十二个小时的夜车。
The train left at nine in the evening.
火车晚上九点开。
There were six beds in my compartment.
我的车厢里有六张床。
A family with two children had four of them.
一家人带着两个孩子占了四张。
The children were excited and did not want to sleep.
两个孩子很兴奋，不想睡觉。
Their mother told them a story in a quiet voice.
他们的妈妈小声给他们讲故事。
After twenty minutes they were both asleep.
二十分钟以后他们都睡着了。
I could not sleep, so I looked out of the window.
我睡不着，就看着窗外。
The country was dark and there were very few lights.
外面很黑，只有很少的灯。
At five in the morning the sky turned orange.
早上五点，天空变成了橙色。
It was the most beautiful thing I saw that year.
那是我那一年看到的最美的东西。